When does life become easier with a newborn?

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My little boy is currently 3 weeks old, currently doing 1 or 2 hourly feeding sessions. In a cycle of feed/nappy/sleep etc.
When does it become slightly easier/less routine? More sleep?
Not complying at all as he's a fairly chilled baby but just curious really

If you have any routine now that's good I didn't know what day or time it was for about 5 months. Around 3-4 months when you can put them down and entertain them with a toy it gets easier

I find it gets easier every 3 months. At tree months you have gotten more used to each other and understand how you tick; and you might even get the occasional night with 4 or more hours uninterrupted sleep (my kids were tricky sleepers so it might well take less time than that for you!).
At six months they start sitting up, this is a big one because they can entertain themselves a bit more.
9 months they are pretty mobile and again,or able to be left to their own devices so you can at least finish a cup of tea.

That intense tiredness you must be feeling now will pass i promise.

When they start school!
Mine is 6 weeks. Getting easier now starting to sleep longer at night.

My DS turned 6mo today (still can't sit up just yet) but things are sooo much better now. We have a pretty good routine and everyone's generally happier think it was around 4 months for me things started started into place

It depends on the baby tbh.
I remember waiting for a magic moment when it would all become easier. I think I was told 4 months, and I was utterly crushed when 4 months came and went and I was still in the relentless feed/ change/ (no) sleep cycle.
Just try to get all the sleep humanly possible - sod the housework- and hang on in there. At 3 weeks your body will still be recovering from the birth, so at least as time goes by that side of things gets better. And if you are bf, there is definitely a time when baby gets more efficient at that and feeds get a bit speedier (unless they are in a growth spurt...)

It gets easier in stages. I found with my first that it started to get easier around 6-8 weeks to start. Then again maybe 4 months. Then maybe 7 months and 11 months, etc. But I started to be able to breathe again and feel more normal around 6-8 weeks.

Depends on the child and also how you do things, but I found things got easier around 8–10 weeks with feedings less frequent and being able to leave him for a bit without him crying which was nice! Also got evenings back around 10 weeks and he started napping in his bed for longer so I got some free time. I also remember with my first the jumpers phase st 5-6 months was good as she would be entertained in thatzfor a long time, and she was also happy sitting and playing for even longer at that age.

Depends a lot on how they sleep too though as my first didn’t sleep except in a pushchair or sling whereas second will nap in his cot which is great!

It does depend on the baby, and I agree with the poster above who says that you should be careful of pinning all your hopes on a particular age. But for me, it got easier at 6 weeks (him learning to smile was a huge thing! I finally felt like I was getting something back for all the work I was putting in!), 3 months and 3 years.

For me, it's been 8 weeks. But agree with above posters saying it depends on the baby. Three of my four children started sleeping through the night from around 8 weeks or at least for longer stretches during the night.
Everything will just fall into place given time and this stage goes very quickly. Also, when they start solids and start dropping the amount of milk feeds, I find mine have been more satisfied and slept for longer at night.

Depends on the baby....
Some people see 6 weeks as a bit of a watershed where you emerge from the fog.
Personally I really enjoyed mine from around 11/12 weeks when they are squishier, more interactive and you've got a good chance of them settling into a routine if that's the way you want to go (it was for me....). I was also fortunate that as mainly bottle fed bubbas they were all 3 pretty much sleeping through by then.

My son is going to be 18 years this month. We think it's getting easier....

We were still waking hourly at 18m. :(
It got briefly easier after that, now In the terrible twos.

My children are 25 and 23 both live away from home and 1 is getting married this year. I think it is getting a little easier for us...... (once the wedding is paid for)!!!!
Seriously though, you make it as easy as you want by just relaxing about your children and what your expectations are from them. A lot of stress is caused by worrying what ‘others’ will think.xx

Dc1 had colic, got bit better after 6 weeks, then 3 months, then 6 months.

I'm nearly 5 weeks in with dc2 and it got a little better around 4 weeks - when I started using a dummy to settle him....

Depends on the baby.
For me, it got easier when they started eating solids. No worry about running out of formula, having to plan enough bottles for days out, sterilising. Also she had terrible wind so I had to buy dr. Browns bottles which although they saved our lives, are a faff to clean.
So at 6 months, it got easier for me.
That fear of not having enough milk to feed the baby was all consuming for me. Too stressful, along with PND.
She didn't nap during the day until 1 though- coincided with her walking.

One thing: do you need to change the nappy at every feed? I changed nappies every feed with DC1 for aaaaages before realizing that at night I only needed to change poos. With DC2 I have only ever changed a handful of night nappies. This means he (and I) don't fully wake up at every feed. Much easier.

I'd say life changes rather than becomes easier or more difficult. I found the newborn stage fine (3hr feeds from day one). By 2 months, it was fine, and my baby would entertain herself happily whilst I cooked etc, slept for 7 hrs stretches. All good, could set my watch by her.

Then the 4 month sleep regression sent sleep a but tits up, and that got back on track as she was starting to crawl, cruise etc at 7months. Right now (9ish months), the nights swing between very good and rubbish (although our rubbish is probably someone else's good) and the days are more stressful, because she can chase you, and has a constant death wish.

So it just changes really. Sometimes so gradually, and you suddenly realise it's not like it was before (ie can't leave her on a matt any more, sleeping better/worse etc). I think it changes throughout childhood really.

3 months initially but then we hit the four month sleep regression. Then six months as I enjoyed weaning. Then when he became mobile at 8 months as he stopped being so grumpy. Then the big thing has been communication so about 15 months onwards. Makes things so much easier. That's also when he slept better too :)